I saw one of these close-up at the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson Arizona. They are truly awesome. About twenty years ago I took my oldest grandson, Kyle, to see Major Brian Shul and his co-pilot Walt Watson speak about their experiences flying the SR-71. It was a wonderful presentation with many personal […]
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Baby Boomers like me spent many hours before their black and white TVs watching Western during our youth, which prompted a previous blog title, “My Heroes Were Cowboys.” One of the best cowboy stars’ favorite sidekicks was Gabby Hays, whose appearance and voice made us love him. What I had never seen before just now
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This was the first episode of the television show Dragnet, which originally aired December 14, 1951 when I was about to turn 8-years old. Via regular broadcast TV or via online streaming, I have probably seen every episode of Dragnet. In it, Sergeant Joe Friday (Jack Webb), Sergeant Ben Romero (Barton Yarborough), and Chief of